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autobrake

autobrake noun: a system that automatically applies an aircraft's hydraulic wheel brakes upon touchdown during landing, or when the throttle is reduced to idle during a rejected takeoff.

Noun

autobrake (plural autobrakes)

  1. A system that automatically applies an aircraft's hydraulic wheel brakes upon touchdown during landing, or when the throttle is reduced to idle during a rejected takeoff.

Forms of autobrake

pluralautobrakes

Origin of autobrake

From auto- + brake.

Questions about autobrake

What does autobrake mean?
Autobrake means a system that automatically applies an aircraft's hydraulic wheel brakes upon touchdown during landing, or when the throttle is reduced to idle during a rejected takeoff.
What part of speech is autobrake?
Autobrake is a noun.
What is the plural of autobrake?
The plural of autobrake is autobrakes.

Words near autobrake in the dictionary

  1. autoboxing
  2. autobracket
  3. autobracketed
  4. autobracketing
  5. autobrackets
  6. autobrake
  7. autobrakes
  8. autobraking
  9. autobuffering
  10. autobuffet
  11. autobuffets

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